TV Tango Search

Search

|              FREE: Ask a TV Expert
   TelevisionCakeAd

Larry Mcmurtry's Dead Man's Walk

Larry Mcmurtry's Dead Man's Walk

Larry_mcmurtrys_dead_mans_walk_241x208
Air Date Rating Share Against the
Competition
Sunday, May 12, 1996 9.4 15 4
Monday, May 13, 1996 10.1 16 3
(Click any date to see TV listings for that day)
  • Season: 1995-96
  • Network: ABC
  • Genre: Drama
  • Category: Miniseries
  • Subject Matter: Period Piece, Western
  • Based On: Dead Man's Walk written by Larry McMurtry
  • Misc.: Based On Book/Play; 5 Hours

Buy This Show on DVD or Watch Online

  • Amazon
  • Click icon to watch or own this Miniseries

Plot Synopsis

Based on the book, prequel to Lonesome Dove. The 1840s adventures and camaraderie of 19-year-old Texas Rangers, Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call. Under the command of a ruthless colonel, the youths are sent to take Santa Fe and make New Mexico part of the Texas republic. They face capture by the Mexican army, enraged Comanche war parties and feisty codgers full of sagebrush wisdom, while forging a friendship that will last a lifetime.

Crew

Production Company:

  • Saria Co, de Passe Entertainment, Levinson Prods., Hallmark

Production Type:

  • Independent
All data is checked with on-screen credits before being entered into the database.